Razer Launches New Blade Notebook

Razer has announced that the Blade, their dedicated gaming laptop today has gotten a spec boost and a price drop, making it more powerful and affordable than ever before.



The new Razer Blade houses the latest 6th generation Intel Core™ i7 quad-core processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M GPU with 6 GB of VRAM. PCIe SSD technology offers up to three times faster speeds than traditional solid-state drives. Killer Wireless-AC is included. All models will feature 16 GB of DDR4 dual-channel RAM.

All Razer Blade models also come with a stunning 3200x1800 QHD+ display. The laptop remains 18mm thin, but now weighs only 1.93kg, making it even more portable than previous generations. The screen and internals are housed in a CNC-milled aircraft grade aluminum chassis.

The Razer Blade – following Razer’s Blade Stealth Ultrabook – will be the second laptop in the world equipped with individually backlit RGB keys. Millions of color options for the anti-ghosted keyboard are available thanks to Razer’s Chroma technology.

“We are getting much more aggressive as far as price point, but that hasn’t come at a cost to the performance or design of the Razer Blade,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. “We’ve improved nearly every aspect of the 14-inch laptop, from CPU and GPU performance to system memory and port selection. Chroma technology unlocks an unprecedented, immersive experience on a gaming laptop.”

Here are the full specs of the machine, for those who want to know. The Blade can be ordered today with shipping starting in April.

• Intel® Core i7-6700HQ Quad-Core Processor (2.6 GHz / 3.5 GHz)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 970M (6 GB GDDR5 VRAM)
• 16 GB Systems Memory (DDR4, 2133 MHz)
• Windows® 10 64-bit
• 256 GB / 512 GB SSD (PCIe M.2) options
• 14.0-in. IGZO QHD+ 16:9 Ratio, 3200x1800, with LED backlight, capacitive multi-touch
• Anti-ghosting keyboard with per-key lighting Powered by Chroma
• Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.1)
• Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C™)
• USB 3.0 port x3 (SuperSpeed)
• HDMI 1.4b video and audio output
• 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo port
• Built-in webcam (2.0 MP)
• Built-in stereo speakers
• Array microphone
• Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
• 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) security chip embedded
• Razer Synapse enabled with programmable keyboard, trackpad, backlighting, and fan control
• Kensington™ security slot
• Compact 165 W power adapter
• Built-in 70 Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery
• Approx. Size: 17.9 mm (Height) x 345 mm (Width) x 235 mm (Depth)
• Approx. Weight: 1.93 kg